From early morning to noon, and from noon to evening, clouds hung over the city of Brut, and the fog showed no sign of dissipating, and the whole city was shrouded in thick fog.

As the sky grew darker, visibility became even lower, and even the light of the lighthouse could not penetrate the thick haze.

It was just evening, and there were no pedestrians in sight.

At this moment, the people who are still walking in the fog are carrying lanterns, not seeking to illuminate the way, but only to let people know that there are people here.

The city dealers have not sent a single horse-drawn carriage since early in the morning.

People who want to go out have to postpone their trips.

Even the sea was filled with a lot of thick fog, and no ship dared to travel at this moment.

People are nested in various buildings, and there seems to be a fog in their hearts, and there is an inexplicable depression that is difficult to breathe.

The city of Brut has not been so quiet for I don't know how many years.

The whole city seemed to lose momentum and fell asleep in the fog.

……

Su Xian stood on the second floor of the antiquities shop, lifted the curtains and looked out, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

When he saw the fog this morning, he had some bad premonitions, and now, that premonition is getting deeper and deeper.

But from his point of view, he couldn't guess the source of the fog, and even if he suspected that it was the work of the transcendent, it would be difficult to respond effectively.

After a moment of contemplation, he reached out and released the "Explorer's Eye", manipulating it to fly out of the house.

The "Seeker's Eye" can see through obstacles and see through the darkness, but fog is the product of condensation, and the impurities mixed in it cannot be penetrated by vision.

The Seeker's Eye has very limited effect in this gray fog.

But Su Xian did not take it back, but manipulated it to continue flying upwards.

As time passed, the "Explorer's Eye" flew higher and higher, higher and higher, and actually broke through the fog layer and flew to 500 meters above.

This distance is still within the acceptable range of the "Explorer's Eye".

Looking down from a height of 500 meters, the entire city of Brut is shrouded in gray mist, and even the giant energy furnace in the center of the city has not escaped this category.

Su Xian closed his eyes and imagined himself in the sky.

Above is a sea of black clouds, and below is a tumbling sea of fog.

The whole world seemed to be split in two, and an indescribable feeling gradually arose.

He stood there and realized for a long, long time.

It wasn't until a giant eye emerged from the dark clouds that he suddenly came to his senses and controlled the "Explorer's Eye" to look up.

It was the familiar giant eye, the eye that the clown used to see the world.

If Su Xian's eye is the "Eye of the Explorer", then this giant eye of the clown is the "Eye of the Spectator"!

Compared to the two, the Joker's "Bystander's Eye" is located at an absolute height, can be observed from the outside of the field, has a large field of vision, and can also be used as a medium to use some power.

Although the "Explorer's Eye" does not have such a large field of vision, it is more flexible and hidden, and can get close to the target and see more carefully.

Each has its own merits.

Relatively speaking, Su Xian certainly prefers his "Explorer's Eye".

One of the reasons is that he can see the Joker's eyes at the moment, but the Clown can't see his eyes!

……

The Joker's "Bystander's Eye" appears and begins to move slowly through the clouds.

Just as Su Xian had done before, he was also observing this world that had been divided into two.

It seems that this sudden fog is not within the scope of his expectations?

……

The whole city is shrouded in a thick fog, and whatever you do will be affected.

As long as the Joker is in the city, he will make a move.

Unless the fog was created by him or the masquerade club he was in.

But that doesn't seem to be the case now?

……

Su watched quietly, without making any superfluous movements.

He got a lot of information from the masquerade on the cruise ship, the most important of which was to confirm that the "masquerade" was an organization, and the clown was just one of them.

As a result, he is now acting more and more cautiously.

He still knows very little about the masquerade, whether it is the composition of the other party's members or the purpose of the action, he is still unsure.

More information is needed.

And this fog may be an opportunity to get more information?

……

The Joker's "bystander's eye" gradually moved to the center of the city.

Because the surroundings were gray, Su Xian only felt that it was the "center".

At this point, the "bystander eye" finally had something else to do.

It closes its eyes and then opens them again.

In the blink of an eye, the eyes of the "bystander's eye" turned into brilliant gold!

The golden light shone down from the clouds, piercing the clouds like a sharp sword, cutting a narrow opening in the thick sea of fog below!

The gaze of the giant eye followed the opening deep into the fog, peeking into the secrets.

From the perspective of the "Explorer's Eye", it was impossible to see what was inside, but Su Xian quickly noticed that a gray mass suddenly rushed up from the opening, and suddenly covered the eyes of the "Observer's Eye"!

The golden sword that shone from the eyeballs was immediately blocked by the gray mass.

The "bystander's eye" struggled violently as if it had been stained with filth.

It closed its eyelids, opened them suddenly, and closed them again, as if trying to get the gray mass out of it.

But it clearly didn't work out.

Instead, the gray mass continued to erode the eyeballs, causing the gold on the eyeballs to be dyed a heavy gray and gradually spread.

……

In this confrontation, the clown's "bystander's eye" is clearly at a disadvantage!

Seeing that most of his eyes were stained gray, the "bystander's eye" closed completely, and apparently began to retreat into the clouds.

This behavior is a manifestation of its desire to "return" to the Joker.

But it failed!

After being polluted by the gray mass, many of its abilities were gradually lost.

At the last moment, the "Bystander's Eye" keeps releasing various lights, and it is obvious that the clown is making a final struggle.

But even so, the gray mass could not be removed like an appendage.

Eventually, the entire Giant Eye's eyeballs were dyed the old gray!

And this "bystander's eye" seems to have lost its connection with the clown, and it has fallen from the clouds!

Above the sea of fog, calm returns.

……

Su Xian watched this confrontation from beginning to end, and couldn't help but feel a little shocked in his heart.

But at the same time, he finally confirmed that the fog was not the work of a masquerade.

The ruler of that gray mass should be the one who created the fog.

That is to say, the appearance of this fog is really man-made!

He opened his eyes, and through his connection to the Explorer's Eye, he confirmed the direction of the gray matter's location, and then took the Explorer's Eye back.

The direction and approximate distance of the target's location have been determined, and if you want to investigate, you can act immediately.

But after witnessing the confrontation, he began to gauge the stakes involved.

Judging by the scene, the Joker is the loser in this encounter, and he even loses that giant eye for it.

But just as Su Xian confronted Lily's family in the castle at the beginning, this was only a long-distance confrontation with the giant eye as the medium, and it was not possible to judge the true strength of the two sides.

However, there was something strange about that gray mass.

It was most likely a contaminant that could contaminate the prop.

"Sensely, it seems to be very restraining me?"

Su Xian reconverted the "Eye of the Explorer" into a card, and then added it to the card album.

"But if it's a pollutant, I have something here that can counter it."

……

After a few thoughts.

Su Xian didn't act immediately in the end, but returned to the secret room and pulled out a copy of the "City Guide Book" of the Longen Kingdom from the bookshelf.

This "City Guidebook" provides a basic introduction to the medium and large cities in the Kingdom of Longn, the most useful of which are the maps of each city.

Although the map above is not detailed enough to include the name of each store, some important stores are marked.

Of course, it doesn't have the name of "Rare Antiquities Shop", but it does have "Brut Higher School".

He flipped to the section of the city guide book describing the city of Brut and found a map of the city of Brut.

"With Brut College as the origin, the direction is southwest...... Probably this angle, and then the distance...... Roughly in this range......"

Through estimation, Su Xian roughly locked the range of the target location.

That place has one of the most important building facilities in the city, which is the city energy furnace!

The importance of the giant energy furnace in the center of the city, which is responsible for the energy supply of the entire city, is undeniable.

The leyline elements diverted from the city's energy furnace flow through every household and support the daily operation of the entire city.

Thanks to the stability of the leyline magic element, there is no need to worry about the sudden explosion of the city energy furnace, but there are still a lot of protective measures built on the outside of the energy furnace, and the wall surrounding the entire city energy furnace is made of a special mineral that has a natural absorption effect on magic energy.

Even if the leyline demon element in the energy furnace is really converted into magic energy and bursts out, it will be absorbed by the wall.

And it is the city guards of the city of Brut who protect the city's energy furnace.

The city of Brut has a town hall and a city lord's mansion, but the mayor and the city lord are the same person.

Of the two armies stationed in the city of Brut, one of them was the Kingdom Army and the other was the City Guard, which was subordinate to the lord of the city.

In such a place, if the lord of a city does not even have his own army, it is absolutely impossible to gain a foothold.

"The city energy furnace is heavily guarded, and even if it is an extraordinary person, it is unlikely that it will easily touch its mold. If the area where the city's energy furnace is located is removed, the area can be reduced by a quarter. And this location, which is a mining area and a prison, can also be crossed out...... In the end, the ...... is left Here it is...... Gladstone Energy? Isn't this the family company of Red Rose Vera? ”

There are three energy companies in the city of Brut, one of which is a state-owned company funded by the government.

Of the remaining two, one was Gladstone Energy, a large company started by commoners, and the last one was an energy company controlled by the aristocracy.

The pattern distribution of these three companies is basically the embodiment of the current pattern of the Longen Kingdom.

That is, the kingdom of government, the great aristocracy and the plebeian capitalists.

If it is implemented in Brut City, an underground underworld force will be added.

"The place where the Joker's giant eye was locked was roughly around Gladstone Energy, and there were a lot of big companies here, and I remember Mr. Karl Assas's toy company was also around here. Well, one of the five office buildings he owes me is in this area. Perhaps, I can pay a visit to Mr. Assas first. ”

Originally, based on the necessity of hiding his identity, he was not prepared to take over his fixed assets too early.

But at the dinner party held by the Relic Society, Carl Assas and Bakis Toefl were also in attendance, and as long as these two were in their right minds, they should have already recognized his identity.

The so-called necessity of hiding one's identity is basically gone.

……

Su Xian gradually made a decision, he quickly took a pen and paper, and copied the map of this range.

Then, he put all the necessary things in his fanny pack and walked out of the chamber.

Next, he was going to go to a carriage shop and rent a carriage.

Even if the weather is not suitable for horse-drawn carriage travel, as long as the rent is sufficient, the carriage dealer will not refuse the kindness of money.

Before going out, he changed into formal clothes, combed his hair neatly, put on a gentleman's hat, took out the staff of civilization, and finally got a lantern.

Walking at night in such a foggy night, a lantern is definitely needed.

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The streets are largely deserted, and the city is eerily quiet, making it completely difficult for those who have lived here for a long time to get used to.

After successfully renting a carriage at the carriage dealership, he hung a lantern on the edge of the carriage and offered the "Explorer's Eye" to fly out to avoid hitting and injuring pedestrians.

Frequent switching of visual fields can cause a certain degree of dizziness, but the strength of mental power can effectively suppress the occurrence of this condition.

Su Xian became more and more proficient in using the "Explorer's Eye", and came to the Rose Garden without danger.

Of course, he was ready to go to his best friend of 1818, Christopher Barker!

But he didn't enter the Rose Garden, and bumped into Professor Buck in formal clothes at the door.

The professor was not only dressed in a formal suit, carrying a lantern, but also carrying an umbrella, which was the kind of black umbrella used before, and a handy murder weapon with a thin sword inside.

"Good evening, Professor, where are you going?" Su Xian asked from a distance.

When the professor heard the voice, he turned his head to look at him, a little speechless: "I was looking for you." ”

Su Xian smiled and said, "That's really a coincidence, get in the car." ”

The professor walked over slowly, but the doorman behind him grabbed him and reminded, "Professor, you don't want to ride in a carriage in this weather, do you?" ”

The professor smiled, "Of course not, I will persuade him to return the carriage." It's too dangerous! ”